Fotheringhay
Sign in to saveFotheringhay is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. It is north-east of Oundle and around west of Peterborough. It is most noted for being the site of Fotheringhay (or Fotheringay) Castle which was razed in 1627. There is nothing left of the castle to be seen today other than the motte on which it was built that provides excellent views of the River Nene. The Nene Way long distance footpath runs through the village.
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Place details
- Locality
- Fotheringhay
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.type
- Village and civil parish
- UK place.official_name
- Fotheringhay
- UK place.population
- 119
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011)
- UK place.civil_parish
- Fotheringhay
- UK place.unitary_england
- North Northamptonshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Northamptonshire
- UK place.region
- East Midlands
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Corby
- UK place.post_town
- Peterborough
- UK place.postcode_district
- PE8
- UK place.postcode_area
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- civil parish
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- North Northamptonshire
- Population
- +119
- Image
- Fotheringhay nene.jpg
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5 sectionsContents
- History
- Fotheringhay Castle
- Church of St Mary and All Saints
- References
- External links
Fotheringhay is a village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, England. It is north-east of Oundle and around west of Peterborough. It is most noted for being the site of Fotheringhay (or Fotheringay) Castle which was razed in 1627. There is nothing left of the castle to be seen today other than the motte on which it was built that provides excellent views of the River Nene. The Nene Way long distance footpath runs through the village.
As the home of the great Yorkist line, the village was, for a considerable part of the 15th and 16th centuries, of national standing. The death of Richard III at Bosworth Field altered its history irrevocably. As the historian John Nicholls stated, "Fotheringhay has been distinguished beyond any other place in Britain, except the Capital, by the aggravated misfortunes of Royalty."